Samsung Electronics

Some of the key events about Samsung Electronics

• 1969

  Founded as Samsung Electric Industries, focusing on electronics and home appliances
• 1974

  Produced its first black-and-white television set
• 1983

  Developed its first personal computer, the SPC-1000
• 1988

  Merged with Samsung Semiconductor & Communications to form Samsung Electronics
• 1992

  Developed the world's first 64MB DRAM chip
• 1995

  Created its first LCD screen
• 1995

  Accused of destroying evidence related to a lawsuit over defective DRAM chips
• 1999

  Introduced the world's first MP3 mobile phone
• 2005

  Surpassed Sony to become the world's largest television manufacturer
• 2005

  Fined $300 million for participating in an illegal DRAM price-fixing scheme
• 2007

  Raided by European Union antitrust regulators over allegations of anticompetitive behavior
• 2010

  Launched the Galaxy S smartphone series, which became a major competitor to Apple's iPhone
• 2011

  Sued by Apple for patent infringement, leading to a long legal battle
• 2012

  Ordered to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for patent infringement
• 2013

  Fined by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission for paying bloggers to post negative comments about competitors
• 2014

  Accused of using child labor in its supply chain by China Labor Watch
• 2016

  Forced to recall Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to battery explosions
• 2017

  Became the world's largest semiconductor chip maker by revenue
• 2017

  Vice chairman sentenced to five years in prison for bribery and other charges
• 2019

  Fined $47 million by Dutch court for price-fixing in the TV market

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